I went to high school with Tori, and had the privilege of singing with her and hearing her play many times. We all knew she was going to be legendary; we just didn't know what flavor of legendary. This flavor is... very tasty.

@Bobby-LeeChanning

8 ай бұрын

hmm did u get a taste Dave? 😜😜

@mattgarfinkle978

8 ай бұрын

RMHS, baby!! ❤ Class of ‘94. To be going to her alma mater at the time when she blew up was effing spectacular.

@gennyreese420

8 ай бұрын

That's amazing, I just love her, she seems to be so sweet yet so badass at the same time, my cup of tea❤ hope she brings you sweet High School memories😊

@damonhines8187

8 ай бұрын

Those high harmonized vocals were also a clear nod to Kate Bush. Great sounds, great textural shifts, cool af 😎🤙🏼🎶❤️✨️🕊

@spud912

8 ай бұрын

​@@damonhines8187yes absolutely 👍

Tori Amos has a voice that digs in the dirt, and then walks on the clouds.

Next Tori Amos song should be her live version of Winter. So you can watch her play and sing a beautiful haunting song that will touch you deep into your soul.

@gigi-ij1hk

8 ай бұрын

I gave up listening to Winter years ago because I cry EVERY TIME

@andyh4224

8 ай бұрын

Live at the Montrex 1991 is the best version!!!!!!!!

@sallyariad4623

8 ай бұрын

Definitely. Winter is her best.

@joemachine4714

8 ай бұрын

Too slow for Jay 😅

@emeraldtiger7135

8 ай бұрын

@@gigi-ij1hk I dedicated it to my dad right before he passed away. Its dear to my heart and I cry every time too.

Silent All These Years, Winter, Pretty Good Year, and God are some other good ones by her. Both Tori and Fiona will always be 2 of my favorites for their amazing songwriting, vocals, and piano skills.

@davidwoolbright3675

7 ай бұрын

Silent All These Years. Definite.

@hilarywilkes7853

3 ай бұрын

Same! Love Tori and Fiona Apple!!!!

Cornflake Girl is the title

@sharpgirl72

8 ай бұрын

It's probably autocorrect fault

@SteveSmith-yo9le

8 ай бұрын

Tori is a breath of fresh air - thanks so much for listening to her

@korybeavers6528

8 ай бұрын

Thank you

@elizabethfranco1284

8 ай бұрын

I hate auto correct

@elizabethfranco1284

8 ай бұрын

You absolutely have to react to Silent All these Years

Her live cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit is otherworldly

@johnmavroudis2054

7 ай бұрын

...and the studio version is great, too!

@hilarywilkes7853

3 ай бұрын

She slays cover songs! I love her version of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas and Losing My Religion!

The title of this song, "Cornflake Girl" is a satire of Tori's real life. She was in a commercial for Kellogg's Just Right cereal in 1985.(you can find it on KZread, Tori had short dark brown hair) The satire in the lyrics is her talking about her big break is a cereal commercial, and not being a real musician. "This is not really happening - you bet your life it is" The bitter taste of this really pushed her to get away from advertising and follow her dreams of music. "Never was a Cornflake Girl" But hey, everyone had to start somewhere.

@willdwyer6782

8 ай бұрын

The Kellogg bros and their former employee who stole their trade secrets are in the same graveyard. Those guys were cult members. They believed that masturbation was a sickness and it was caused by a diet of spicy and sweet food so they mashed up some bland boring grain, roasted it until it was golden brown, threw it in a bowl with some milk and called it corn flakes and grape nuts. John Kellogg invented the stuff and his brother Will ran the factory and did the marketing. He changed the recipe to make it sweeter to boost profits.

@davidthaler7018

8 ай бұрын

The real story behind it is as Amber mentioned at the end-toxic female friendship. Cornflake girls would hurt you at any opportunity, a subtle reference to FGM, which is often done or facilitated by females closest to the victim.

@Johnny_Socko

8 ай бұрын

@@davidthaler7018 At the time this came out, I read an interview where she said she never wanted to act like the other white girls at school ("cornflake" being a known slang word for white person), and preferred to hang out with people of color ("Hangin' with the raisin girls"). Since Tori has given different versions of the meaning of this song, I am not saying this one is the "correct" answer. With her explanations changing all the time, it's like she is the Coen Brothers of music. 😄

@RandomJane104

8 ай бұрын

I saw her in concert earlier this year. At times she will turn to face the audience straddling the piano bench. She'll play a keyboard with her right hand and a the piano with her left hand.

@willdwyer6782

8 ай бұрын

@@RandomJane104 Bet she picked it up from watching Billy Joel. He played a mellotron and a piano at the same time in concert on Just the Way You Are. He tape looped it on the board in the studio instead of using a mellotron.

She is a musical prodigy and genius. She went to the Peabody school at 5 years old.She also has synesthesia which is amazing to know while you watch her play.

You really do GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT!!! Been suggesting this everywhere, and I’d knew you’d get to it!! So glad you liked it!!!

@lynnevetter

8 ай бұрын

Is it your favorite by her?

@Inequities

8 ай бұрын

@@lynnevetterthis is my favorite song of all time 😊 this was just the radio edit (which is absolutely awesome!), but the 6 minute album version just has the most killer piano solos that go even longer than they do here. It’s the perfect song to me- it’s unique, it’s got quirky interludes, her vocal range is amazing, there’s three different countermelodies, two different harmonies, and probably the best piano solo I’ve ever heard. This song still rocks my world almost 30 years after first hearing it ❤

@Inequities

8 ай бұрын

@@lynnevetterI love anything Tori tbh. I think Under The Pink and Little Earthquakes are her best albums. Silent All These Years is amazing, hopefully they do that soon. Crucify is amazing, “God” is probably in my top 15-20 songs of all time, Past The Mission, The Wrong Band, The Waitress, Winter, Girl, A Sorta Fairytale… those are probably my favorite Tori songs ;)

@lynnevetter

8 ай бұрын

@@Inequities my feelings on the song exactly. That piano solo is life.

@Inequities

8 ай бұрын

@@lynnevetterI love that. It really is!!

I took my daughter to see Tori Amos for her first concert when she was 11 years old.... Winter is our song.... She'll be 40 in May.... BIG SMILE 🙏❤️

"Silent All These Years" and "Jackie’s Strength" are two more gems to check out.

I usually don't prefer live versions to studio versions, but her live performance of "Winter" from Montreaux is Tori at her most enchanting. IMO the greatest female artist of all time.

@willfromyadkinville

8 ай бұрын

you are right! in my opinion it was incredible!!!!!

@Stan_sprinkle

8 ай бұрын

Michael Palmisano reacted to that recently and did a great job describing her genius

@kimhubbard826

8 ай бұрын

But there's two versions of that city. Do the one when she is in the blue shirt

@Rhiannon011

8 ай бұрын

Totally agree. Surprised they haven't even checked out Tori's live version of "Winter" yet at all, many have already reacted to it on youtube..

@LearnToRefine

8 ай бұрын

Their children are growing up quickly. This song will hit them hard in the "Feels". That is why it's a classic.

Tori Amos - Winter (live) .....a MUST!

This whole album, Under the Pink, is probably her best piano album -- and my favorite of hers overall.

Tori should be in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame already. And she is still touring, sounding and playing her pianos like no one else❤

'Silent All These Years' is the song that will mesmerize you and make you a fan for life.

Gotta do live Tori. She's mesmerizing and her voice can break glass. 30 years deep catalog and still going.

Yes!!! Thank you so much for sharing this! I love Tori and this is my favorite showcase of her piano playing! YAY!!! Next up: her live Montreux version of "Winter"!

This is a deep and wonderful rabbit hole to fall into! My favorite Tori song is "Raspberry Swirl", but "Winter" and "Silent All These Years" are also amazing. I got to see her in concert last year and she sounds so sooo good. She sits between two pianos, playing one with one hand and one with the other. As a fellow pianist, I am super impressed by her!

@dancarter482

4 ай бұрын

_Snow Cherries From France_ is the most beautiful song, breaks my heart every-time!

When she plays live, she does a lot of songs with just her and her piano. She, by far, is the most animated and expressive piano player I've seen.

Another reason to love this channel. I had not heard this before and probably would not have sought it out. But this track is fire and listening to it for the first time with RSR was a total joy. Thanks guys for playing this one ✌️

@agentsculder2451

8 ай бұрын

If you like this, check out her first album, Little Earthquakes. This track is from her second album Under the Pink.

Silent All These Years or the live version of Winter are both can’t go wrong picks. I’m a metal head and 90’s grunge guy. But I’ve been a huge fan of hers since I first heard her when she first came out. She transcended any sort of classification. She is in a class by herself.

@gennyreese420

8 ай бұрын

I'm mostly a Metalhead too and I've been to Tori four times live! I've heard this from several other people, I think Tori Amos and metal are siblings LOL

You really should check out Tori Amos live at Montreux 1991/1992. Winter and Silent All These Years are incredible songs. Her performance of Me and a Gun will take a piece of you. It's amazing yet deep and painful.

More songs from the first album, please. "Little Earthquakes" "Leather" "Silent All These Years" "Precious Things"

@scottNNJ

8 ай бұрын

“Silent All These Years” is so captivating … it’s uncomfortable to listen to, but so so beautiful.

@flatandsplat

8 ай бұрын

Precious things and silent all these years are my two absolute Tori faves

@robforzese5496

8 ай бұрын

Don’t forget Winter

@jacobtodd521

8 ай бұрын

Just treat yourself to the whole album.

@willfromyadkinville

8 ай бұрын

the whole album was amazing!

If you love Tori you might also like PJ Harvey, especially "Down By the Water" and "Good Fortune". This is my favorite song by Tori Amos, which has a little Kate Bush influence. Happy Thanksgiving ❣

@shadowight9

8 ай бұрын

If they get into PJ Harvey they need to listen to "This is Love" to feel the whole range

@hedgewitchherbarium

8 ай бұрын

@@shadowight9 Oh yes!!

@stephenulmer3781

8 ай бұрын

Great suggestions. PJ Harvey's song " Man-size" is good too.😊

@user-tk4gr9zo7t

8 ай бұрын

I’m sure they’d absolutely love PJ Harvey!!

@jenniferwathen

8 ай бұрын

I've suggested PJ Harvey in the past. I think her song, Meet Za Monsta, would blow Jay away!

My favorite Tori Amos song. Great vocals!

Tori Amos is one of the many artists who got their inspiration from none other than Kate Bush. If you have any more plans for Kate, i suggest Moments Of Pleasure or Love And Anger feat. David Gilmour. Both great songs.

Cant wait for to hear her “winter!” Great reaction!

Anything from her Montreax performances is incredible.

I have been lucky to see Tori 5 times including her 1st tour back in 92 for Little Earthquakes. She never fails to impress and the range of her music is great. I would recommend Jackie's Strength, Cruel, Concertina, Caught a Lite Sneeze, A Sorta Fairtytale, Job's Coffin (duet with her daughter Natasha), Unrepentant Geraldines, Trouble's Lament. She has many great covers like Leonard Cohen's - Famous Blue Raincoat, 10cc's - I'm Not in Love, Nirvana's - Smells Like Teen Spirit.

Tori is a master at dissonant harmonies and a percussive piano.

+1 for her live performance of Winter. It is a stunning song and the live version is so good! Really moving.

😂😂😂😂😂 it's cornflake girl!!!😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤ Seeing her live is....AWESOME!!! An incredible piano player. She has a few live albums that smoke her studio work.

@flatandsplat

8 ай бұрын

Playing two keyboards at once too. She is phenomenal

@elcorado83

8 ай бұрын

Oh BROTHER-Can the guys PLEASE at least get the names of the songs right before posting?? HOW has nobody in the comments section caught this mistake either?! Its a feminist anthem about a painful subject-the name MATTERS!

Cornflake girl is my all time fav Tori song.. one of my all time songs ever.

So happy and grateful you finally reacted to Tori. However...You MUST watch her LIVE!!!! Try Precious Things Live in Session. She is the kind of artist to watch live. You will see....❤

1000 oceans by Tori gets me every time.. such a beautiful song.

She was playing the piano since she was 2. She was a child prodigy.

Yep. Live version of "Winter" is amazing. She wrote it about her father.

Tori Amos is the best !

You have to see her play “Winter” live at Montreux! She is brilliant live!

This reminds me I haven't listened to Tori in a long time but I always loved her. Her first 2-3 albums are especially great. Other favorites of mine are: "Silent All these Years", "Winter", "Precious Things", her cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "God", "Pretty Good Year" and "Girl". There are many more but these are the ones that immediately pop into my head.

“Silent All These Years” by Tori Amos

Oh my goodness! I love that you are exploring Tori Amos! Man, you should see her LIVE! She’s incredible. Nothing like Tori and a double piano.

All your future Tori reactions need to be her live performances. They are phenomenal, you will be beyond amazed.

Guys!! Im so pleased! I wanted you to find more tori amos to watch and listen with us. I think you would enjoy a lot her live version of Winter (live at montreaux 91 with the blue outfit), the talent and genius of tori playing piano live and also a song about her relationship with her father. Jay will love that. After that, you should try a newer song by tori where she sings with her 14 years old daughter called promise, amber would melt with the song and lyrics

Carbon is another absolute BEAUTY of a track when you want to experience her complexity of vocals and piano work, but more than that also just a really interesting and unique song too. Also DEFINITELY check out Spark, Caught a Lite Sneeze, Baker Baker, Hey Jupiter, Winter or Precious Things for other particular standout and strikingly ORIGINAL tracks from Tori ...

She's got a lottta great songs

Been a fan for 20+ years, seen her live 9 times, and while this is the arguably one of her most popular songs, I'm always still mesmerized by it. It still hits, every, single time.

It's 'Cornflake Girl' guys!!

Tori was such a clever songwriter. She took the songs off into all directions.

More Tori Amos, please. When you learn who she is as a person you'll be even more amazed.

Caught a Light Sneeze, Sorta Fairy-tale, 1000 Oceans, Winter Live at the Montrex 1991, so many!

So glad you guys decided to hear another song of this amazing singer. This song is from her second album under the pink.

My wife and I recently starting watching your channel together and we love you guys. She has seen Tori live 78 times so you could say she’s a super fan. She was so excited to see you reacting to her. And we’d definitely love some more! Thank you guys for your channel and what you do.

If you revisit Tori, try her live performance of “Winter” from Montreux. As the parents of daughters, it will move you. Gorgeous “coming of age” song that she wrote for her dad. ❤️✌️

1994 i was 21. I just came back from an overseas deployment. I had PTSD. Tori Amos and the UK band Portishead helped me. I also got Cocteau Twins albums. Garlands. Head over Heals. Really released some.

Love Tori!!!!

Tori and Kate on back to back days - you two are killing it. Kate is the comp I think of when I hear Tori. You're doing a fine job ;-)

Saw her in concert a few years ago…. AMAZING pianist and vocalist!!!

An artist so amazing in so many ways. Her "Hey Jupiter" live from 6/4/05 is one of the most ethereally gorgeous things I've ever heard: Just her angels-envy-it voice and her "Bad Boy" Hammond organ. Her bravery in Montreux in 1992 in performing the harrowing "Me and a Gun" automatically qualifies her for a Humanity gold medal. The power and losing-herself-in-the-music's-moment passion of almost any of her 7+ minute live performances of "The Waitress" are hypnotic and breathtaking. An artist so amazing in so many ways.

A Tori Amos song with a very hard edge is Precious Things. It will give you chills!

A very distinctive and creative song with heavy Kate Bush vibes. And that’s meant as a compliment👍🏻

Her live version of "Precious Things" (Live Session 1998) is a killer-diller must-watch. She and her band tear the roof off the joint.

Oh yes. A uniquely talented singer-songwriter, with piano chops to boot! If you like this one, then you'll want 'Sweet the Sting' on your to-listen list...

She does a great cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit.

A beautiful Tori Amos song that always makes me smile with thoughts of romance and freedom is "Sleeps with Butterflies"

My top song by her - the Piano is amazing no doubt. God is another banger

I got to see Tori in Denver years ago. She is a breath of fresh air and plays piano like no one else (literally). My favorite of hers is "Spark," although the video is very disturbing.

Caught a Light Sneeze and Spark are my absolute faves. They both take you so many places...all the feels!

One of the best songs of all time is "Winter", esp. in the live at Montreux Version. A very emotional song and a piano master piece. I'm sure you would love it.

I love when she is air playing the keys on her body.❤❤❤

Kudos to Tori Amos. She is a true artist and completely original. I’ve always had the utmost respect for her. Everything she writes and sings is packed with emotion. 🕊❤️🎼

Her live performances are incredible, you'll see watcher on songs like "Winter".

This is probably her most known song as it was played a lot on the radio. My favourite is Winter. She is an incredible talent.

Tori s my fav. Been twice to her concerts. Magical.

Imagine how hard/amazing/otherworldly it is to conceive of a piece like this. So much is going on. I love it. I hear something new everytime I listen to it. Did she really think to put all that in there? A different level.

I’ve always imagined this song like an Old Western movie… the standoff on a dirt road in front of the saloon… that whistle in the background.

@joemachine4714

8 ай бұрын

This is the US video, the UK video is completely different

***Must do her Live performance of WINTER...***

I go wild at the piano on this one, especially towards the end. That solo at the end I usually need to rewind and listen a few time.

"Silent All These Years" should be next.

Tori is a deep dive artist for me. Precious Things, Silent All These Years, God, Spark, Donut Song, A Sorta Fairytale, Crucify, Me and a Gun, Sugar, Bliss, Jackie's Strength, Honey, Cooling. Yep, Tori's a deep deep dive.

Since you know "Smells Like Teen Spirit" you should try her version of the song; it's almost a completely new thing! Tori Amos is one of my favorite artists ever, and definitely one of the best of the 90's! in concerts she has 2 pianos set up, with her in the middle, and it's an amazing show!!

Back in the late 80’s, she fronted a pop-rock band, Y Kant Tori Read, and Matt Sorum was the drummer. After they broke up, he joined The Cult for a bit. After THAT, he replaced GNR drummer Steven Adler in 1991.

@jimwilcox2964

8 ай бұрын

I should listen to that one again, seems like it was a very different sound than what followed

So glad you guys revisited Tori Amos, she is a fantastic artist. I hope that someday you give Ani DiFranco a listen, she is another powerful 90s female artist.

Astounding vocals❣️

she has this live album called To Venus and Back and there's a live version of this song. After she does that badass piano solo she gives like this light "purrrr"

Snowflake Girl 😂😂😂 I thought maybe this was a Christmas-themed version she released at some point

More Tori please! Icicle, Leather, Winter, Pretty Good Year, Horses, please do one of her live versions so you can truly appreciate how talented she is to be able to sing so well while also playing such amazing piano!

She`s fantastic, I played this and other songs from her in an FM Radio station in the south of Brazil, it was in the late 80`s. The piano, the voice, the bassist, OMG! Unforgettable songs from Tori Amos. And there`s no guitars (I love guitars, but not in her songs). That`s why I`m here today, listening it again!

Saw her when she toured with Alanis in 99...oh my...lots of talent at that concert!!

So glad you did this song. Have you heard Tori Amos version of Nitvanas “Smells Like Teen Spirit “or The Rolling Stones “Angie”? They are both AMAZING

You've got to see Tori play that piano live. Amazing performer.

YESSS I am so here for the Tori content. She’s a gem.

Echoing the recommendations of others here: "Winter", "Little Earthquakes", "China", and "Precious Things" are amazing songs from the early years in Tori's career. I think you would love those and be incredibly impressed. "Winter", live, especially, is a performance to blow you away. Tori's cover of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is breathtaking.

The groove for Cornflake Girl has it's roots in reggae music. Tori mentioned in several interviews how she was inspired by reggae musicians playing around near her apartment in London during the summer with the windows down. You can really hear this influence when she plays it live with her band.

"Snowflake?" Me thinks you mistyped. Great song, and great reaction. Ms. Amos is, and always will be, one f my favorites. You should check out her version of "Feels Like Teen Spirit" or her version of Eminems "97 Bonnie and Clyde". She isn't afraid to put herself out there. She was a survivor of an assult, and she sort of sings about it. "Me and a Gun" where she lightly plays, and talks about the attack. Before she made it big, she was in a band with Slash called "Y Kant Tori Read?" She got her start playing at a piano bar for tips, and the two times I saw her in concert, she stops midway through and takes requests from the audience. I got to hear her do "Suzanne" and "I Ran". I hope you continue to react to her music.

Shes living here in the UK now, and shes been my next door neighbour for years and didn't realise it was her.. she doesnt look like this now... I hardly recognised her these days! Shes still beautiful and is still making music. Love this track and "Caught a lite Sneeze"... also Ive loved you guys and your channel for a few years now, you have more of a following here in the UK than you realise.. Have to say I loved how Jay blushed on the "It's Raining Men" reaction.. soooo adorable! Much Love from Cornwall in the United Kingdom. xxx

Now do Winter so "snowflake" girl makes sense! 😂

Gahhhh! I love Tori so much! She’s incredible!

I was lucky enough to have seen her in concert and she was amazing. More respect to her, in addition to her talent, she escaped her past and helps others like her. Great album.